In the indictment returned on May 2, Florencio Salvador Reyes-Cruz, 38, of Flemington is charged with attempted aggravated assault, second degree; aggravated assault, third degree; and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, third degree.

He was arrested March 18 and sent to the county jail with bail set at $50,000.

At about 3 a.m. on March 16, borough police responded to a report that a man had been cut at his Hunter Hills Apartment with an unknown object and was bleeding from the neck. The victim, who appeared to be intoxicated, was treated by Flemington-Raritan Rescue Squad and brought to Robert Wood Johnson Hospital in New Brunswick for treatment, police said.

Detective Michael Mariaschin and detectives from the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office determined that the injury had been caused by an acquaintance and identified Reyes-Cruz as the suspect, according to Prosecutor Anthony P. Kearns III.

Police said Reyes-Cruz slashed at the victim’s neck with a small knife for an unknown reason while drinking in the victim’s apartment. He then fled prior to the police arriving, police said. Detectives were able to track him to a location on Route 22 in Readington Township, Kearns said, where he was arrested without incident.

Subsequent to charging Reyes-Cruz, detectives learned that he was sought in a similar incident in Pennsylvania, Kearns said.

Reyes-Cruz is still in the county jail.

The defense has not yet responded to the charges. The indictment is merely a formal charge. These defendants are considered innocent until proven guilty in court.